What don't you get? It looks legit to me. Very nice condition too!

You just answered my question with "looks legit to me." Thanks!

To me that drum is wrong and i see to many things wrong with it.This is what i see.The shell is a Slingerland mid 50's, The lugs are Radio king 40's and are wrong for the shell.Leedy/Slingerland drums would not have these lugs on it.Also if i recall the Slingerland/Leedy badges are blue not brass.The badge has the wrong grommet its a new one.The W.M.P. is the wrong pattern if you are bidding on the drum ask for a photo of the edges of the drum.Oh the strainer is a 3 point radio king.....Mikey

Mikey...you're way off base on this one.

The early Slingerland owned Leedy drums did have a brass badge, they did use radio king lugs and strainers, as well as shells, mufflers, and even the hoops! They needed to get the name back out to the dealers and public, and in a hurry! So, they used what they had available to them. Slingerland even mixed and matched Leedy parts on the Slingerland badged drums in later years....use what you had and what worked was Bud Slingerlands motto at the time. This drum dates somewhere between 1955-1957ish.

After that time frame, Slingerland had developed the double ended Leedy beavertail lugs, as well as the blue and brass oval badges that you are remembering. As far as this drum using a radio king strainer, you could get it on any Leedy snare drum as an option, right up until they discontinued the radio king throw-off and Leedy drums. Some guys like the Broadway strainer, some liked the radio king.

I see nothing out of the ordinary on this drum, it looks like a genuine piece to me. BTW, this is the 8-lug Reliance model. And it looks exactly like the one in the 1956 Leedy catalog, the first catalog that Slingerland put out as the new owners of Leedy. It shows this exact model, with these style single flange hoops, these style radio king "cigar" lugs, this style oval badge, this style muffler, this style butt and radio king throw-off.......so what's the issue with unoriginality then?

This sure has my attention. I'm getting ready to leave for work and planned to put a bid in...

Judging from Mr. Dude's post, this is exactly the kind of odd-ball between-the-cracks vintage thing I go for.

On the other hand, ol' Mikey has high credibility too!

to bid or not to bid.

Is that the question??

Well...if it helps, I put my bid in on it already.....but, I've been outbid and plan not to bid any higher. I'm also a cheap so & so these days Eye BallLoLoLoLo

I SHOULD be a cheap so and so!!

I seem to be ending up with a collection of really interesting vintage hardware and a few snare drums.

Whattayagonna do?? When I'm debt my creditors can figure it out.

Walking

This is a really nice snare! If it stays close to the price it's at I think it would be very well bought if it's as described. The Leedy/Slingy drums are really cool and I'd love to find a set someday. Good luck!

SOLD for $204.01. Somebody got a sweet deal, in my opinion.